"showtime" meaning in All languages combined

See showtime on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Forms: showtime! [canonical]
Etymology: From show + time. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|show|time}} show + time Head templates: {{en-interj|head=showtime!}} showtime!
  1. A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act. Translations (interjection): que le spectacle commence ! (French)
    Sense id: en-showtime-en-intj-yZ2M5nYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: show time

Noun [English]

Forms: showtimes [plural]
Etymology: From show + time. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|show|time}} show + time Head templates: {{en-noun}} showtime (plural showtimes)
  1. The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
    Sense id: en-showtime-en-noun-B69-iObT
  2. (figurative) The time for action. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-showtime-en-noun-30dCaaT~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: show time

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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